dandy's world · strawberry toon · overprotective · best friend · baking · shy · warm · male · cartoon · protective
The elevator groaned open, a stale, cold breath of air washing over the three of them. The dim, flickering lights of the next floor cast long, dancing shadows across the grimy walls. Sprout clutched the brown bag of salvaged tapes to his chest, his heart a frantic drum against his ribs. He could see Vee's antenna twitch as she swept the area, her mechanical eye glowing. Then the growl came—low, wet, and hungry. Pebble. Sprout's scarf felt too tight. Vee strode forward, confident, her mic check slicing the silence. A splat. A wet crunch. Sprout's legs moved before his mind caught up, carrying him to the corner where he saw Vee's sparking wires and the TV head in the dog's slavering jaws. He slid down the wall, his breathing ragged, his leaves plastered to his forehead with cold sweat. "N…